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15-Inch MacBook Air Reviews: The Sweet Spot for Performance, Size, and Value
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How can you disagree with something I am seeing?
I said I see students typing on 14 in MacBook Pro's. There is not much difference between 14 and 13.6. There obviously is a reason they are choosing it and its the screen. An Apple Store rep and myself had to talk a lady out of buying a 16 inch MacBook Pro just for the screen.
I'm pointing out the fact that people think iVerge is biased and only gives Apple great reviews. That's definitely not the case anymore.
Maybe in the US. UK/EU pricing is horrific as usual.
It's that time again, from the usual biased 'reviewers' from YouTube for pointless unboxing videos. Where are the professionals when you need them?
I have the 14". I was responding specifically to the idea the 14" is more portable than the 15", which it really isn't.
MBP from much earlier…
15.4” 2008 14.4 x 9.8 x .95 inches 5.5 lbs
15.2” 2023 13.4 x 9.35 x .45 inches 3.3 lbs
2008 MBP Battery life — up to 5 hours only!
Looks like a nice product, but I'll wait for the next iteration to see if they add dual monitor support. No reason to upgrade from the M1 Air without that feature.
It's 2023, dual monitors are not just for "pros" anymore.
It's 2023, dual monitors are not just for "pros" anymore.
starving students who can't afford their school costs and need bailing out are buying MacBook Pro's? Makes my head spin.
x86 performance on battery compared to Apple Silicon is just plain lousy. Whereas the Apple computer doesn't care. Add in that x86 just runs hot in laptops so needs a fan to cool it down so you have noise and heat. Folk who get these laptops do it for portability which is why I don't bother about packing a charger. If you need to charge it every so often then you're doing it wrong.
Wait for the next product that increases the base specs to 16/256GB. At some point in time it's going to look real stupid selling an 8/256GB Macbook for $1300.
The lack of Mini led, pro motion, the cost with a bigger RAM & Memory and I doubt the speakers are as good as on the 14" MacBook Pro is the killer for me.
However you're right, it is a good lap top, much needed in the line up and I'm sure many people will be happy with it.
I've found the experts at Max Tech give the definitive reviews.
But you can't run Windows on a Mac unless your running VM software. Even then the ARM version of Windows for the M1 chips won't run everything. I agree with many on your comments. The reality is the corporate world is still on Windows and will be for along time.
I wasn’t disagreeing with what you are seeing in an Apple Store, my disagreement is with people needing the Mini-LED for consumer related tasks.
I’m in the UK and I see far more people with MacBook Airs than with the MBP. A few years ago I was at university and most students had the Air.
Maybe it’s country dependent? But I think the Air is far more popular. The price and it’s portability make it a much better computer.
"It's closer than you think (and Intel actually surpassed M2 in some cases)"
I presume you were referring to the high-end, because that's the only end Intel is anywhere close to competing with Apple.
My company offers both Mac and PC when it's time to swap out our laptops. Literally just check a box. We remote into proprietary systems via Remote Desktop (for either Mac or PC). All the rest, Office, OneDrive, Outlook, etc., all there on either.
You won't see dual monitor support on an Air anytime soon. This 'premium' feature is locked behind the MacBook Pro paywall.
Was that recently or some months back as Costco online currently says it's out?
One reviewer said: 'The ram was not sufficient to run large Excel files while running multiple other program (Zoom, Word, active Zoom meetings, etc.)'.
MacOS should handle 'simpler' tasks like zoom, word, etc... with 16Gb ram.
It's posts like that, that makes one wonder if 16Gb is more than sufficient for more 'basic' tasks, esp. if one wants to keep the laptop for a few years.
One difference that might be interesting will be difference in keyboard feel.
I found the difference between the 14 or 16” pro keyboard and 13” Air quite large.
The air has a much springier keyboard feel. The Pros feel much more solid, but not as pleasant [at least for me].
I expect this one will feel more like the 13”. It might be a +1 for the Air for some people.
I found the difference between the 14 or 16” pro keyboard and 13” Air quite large.
The air has a much springier keyboard feel. The Pros feel much more solid, but not as pleasant [at least for me].
I expect this one will feel more like the 13”. It might be a +1 for the Air for some people.
That's a really disrespectful thing to say. I would never question the integrity of these distinguished individuals who have been producing biblical standard reviews for years and years.
True about typing docs, however the Mini LED is much better for content, which everybody watches and the pro motion better for browsing.
I'm just an average consumer, but I care about the Mini LED, pro motion and the speakers in particular, which is why the Air is not for me